Need a glamorous appetizer for your Oscar Party? Then this show stopper will be on your list. If you have a little time to fuss over making this jam, it is worth it. Have a glass of your favorite Cab ready to go along side this dish and celebrate a win!
Grab a heavy saucepan, add 2 tablespoons of high quality butter, put the heat on low, and lets get started.
Next, you need one or two vidalia sweet onions and thinly slice them. I like a mandolin to do this job. It is quick, easy, and you’ll get through cutting the onions without shedding a single tear.
Now toss the onions into the sizzling butter. Add a bit of sugar, salt, red pepper and black pepper.
Give that fragrant deliciousness a good stir. Now this is when a little patience comes in handy. Turn the heat to low, cover the pan, and let those onions get golden.
While the onions are cooking away, its time to get ready for the next step. We will be adding dried fruit, sun dried tomatoes, 1/2 cup of white wine and some rich balsamic vinegar to the onion mixture.
I used figs this time because I had them on hand, but I have also used dried cherries (my favorite!) and dried cranberries. This recipe is wonderful to customize to your taste. Chop the dried fruit and tomatoes. I used about 5-6 of each.
After about a half hour its time to take the lid off the sauce pan and let the wonderful sweet fragrance of the onions pleasure your senses. Mmmmmm. After you take that deep breath in, add the tomatoes, fruit, balsamic vinegar and wine. Stir that all together.
Leave the lid off and let that simmer down. All of the wine will cook off and the onion jam will thicken. When that happens, remove it from the heat and let it cool a bit.
Get some crackers and some lovely bread ready to nosh. There is one last ingredient to add-bleu cheese. Layer that jam onto a cracker, top it off with bleu cheese and prepare to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Appetizer! Let the show begin!
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